Display easel



Jan. 10, 1939. P. G. RYAN 2,143,089

DISPLAY EASEL Filed Jan. 8, 1937 INVENTOR I Patented Jan. 10, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPLAY EASEL Philip G. Ryan, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application January 8, 1937, Serial No. 119,613

Claims. (01. 248198) My invention relates to display easels, and has Referring to the drawing, my invention confor its primary object to provide an improved sists of a frame portion, stamped from sheet device for use in window or counter displays metal in the form shown, which comprises a recwhich, while affording the utmost utility and statangula-r, inclined plate to, having at its opposite 5 bility for its size, is at h Same time unobtru v sides bent forwardly at right-angles therefrom a and elegant in appearance. pair of wings H. Spaced from, integral and par- A ot er bj c of my invention is to p de allel with said plate i0 is a second similar plate an improved display easel, both simple to manul2,-the two plates l0 and I2 being continuous fact re a ineXpenSiVel e main ppo and connected by a U-shaped bend in the metal frame of which may be stamped from sheet along their entire bottom edges. The plate l2 10 metal, bent to the desired shape, and combined may be of greater height than the plate 10 if with inexpensive wood molding, hav ng a line desired to support extra large or heavy cards. metallic or other finish, constituting the body or These two plates l0 and I2 thus provide a pri- V s e portion of the device, Which molding can mary display groove or channel l3 therebetween.

b duplicated in metal y at y t es the Integral with and central on the upper edge of 15 cost thereof. the plate 12 is formed a tongue or stand member A Still fur e Obj c of y invention is 110 I4, substantially triangular in shape for stability, provide an improved reversible d p y easel readwhich may be bent downwardly therefrom to form y attachable to an article on p as between a right-angle therewith as shown, and which the leaves Of a bOOk f0! indicating the price 01, erves as a, prop to support the device its up- 20 or Othe wis t y such artioleright position, or upside down, or upon its sides.

A still further bje t of y improved display Between the wings II is set a piece of wood moldeasel is t e p ov Of a p y groove ing 15, half round in cross-section in the form channel, to ac om a picture or card of shown (although any shape in cross-section may y Width Consistent With stability of the P be used),it being understood that the peripheral ticular size of easel being used, combined with a contour of t wings m conform in shape Secondary slot in Which y be carried another to the particular cross-section of the molding [5 identifying marker, such as a out-out number to mask theunfinished ends of the latter. The indicative of t e p ce of n article on display, molding I5 is set flush with the top edge of the such marker thus stand g out in relief againSt plate In and is spaced slightly therefrom so as to 30 t e background formed y the main oardprovide a secondary display slot [6 open at both Other objects and advantages of my nv n top and bottom, although the bottom of such slot will become appa t as the specification is closed by contact with the surface upon which coeds. the device stands, when upright. The wings II With the foregoing Objects in View, y inVenmay be perforated in the stamping operation to 35 tion consists of the novel combination and arper mjt of fastening th molding l5 therebetween rangement of parts hereinafter described in their as with nails H, or the peripheral edges of the Preferred embodiment, particularly pointed out wings Il may be crimped, in which case metal in the appended claims, and illustrated in the ith sufiicient spring may be used, to grip the ac p ny raw wh in l parts a molding l5 as shown clearly at ill in Fig. 3. 40 designated by the same reference characters Referring particularly to Fig. 5, a card l9, throughout the several views. which may be of any desired width, is shown set In the drawing: in the groove l3 while threaded through the slot Figure 1 is a P p v w f y improVed I6 is a card 20 bent in half so that its lower half display easel in upright p s lies partly under molding l5 and in a horizontal 45 Fig. 2 is a similar perspective view of the easel plane in from; of th easel a hown, Th reversedy tion of card 26 showing above molding !5 may F 3 1s a p showing a modified form of be in the form of cut-out numbers or other idenwings; tifying marker or design, while that portion or Fig. 4 is a perspective side view of the two tab which protrudes in front thereof may be of 50 parts of the invention shown separately prior to some other design, carrying descriptive matter assembly pertaining to the article displayed, or to its maker.

Fig. 5 1s a side view showing the easel carrying The portion of card 20 showing above or below cards as for display; and Fig. 6 is a detail view may of course be included or omitted as desired;

a partly broken away of a modified form of support. in any case the slot I6 serves to retain the same.

My invention affords special facility to the window-dresser or store-keeper in the matter of placement: with the easel reversed, as shown in Fig. 2, the tongue I4 may be conveniently slid under an article displayed, or, either upright or reversed, between the leaves of a book. When suspended, any card inserted in the slot l6 which is open at the bottom must of course be thick enough to be retained therein by wedging action. The device may be set to depend from the front edge of a shelf, an article displayed and to which the matter carried by the easel refers in that case being placed upon the tongue l4.

Referring to Fig. 6, tongue I 4 is omitted and on the opposite sides of plate [2 are formed tabs 2| which, first perforated and fitted with tacks 22, are then doubled back upon plate 12, leaving the tack points protruding rearwardly therefrom, in which form the device may by slight pressure be firmly attached to the edge of a shelf, panel, etc.

While I have described and shown my invention as being made of a combination of sheet metal and wood molding, I also contemplate making the same entirely of metal, or casting the device complete as a molded plastic.

Although the drawing and the above specification disclose the best mode in which I have contemplated embodying my invention, I desire to be in no way limited to the details of such disclosure for, in the further practical application of my invention, changes in the constructional details of the device may be made as circumstances require or experience suggests, without departing from the spirit of the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l. A display easel of the character described comprising, a pair of rigid rectangular parallel plates spaced from each other and connected together along only one of their longer edges respectively, wings formed on the opposite shorter side edges of one of the plates, a solid body member held by said wings and spaced from said wingcarrying plate, and means on the other plate for supporting the easel in a plurality of displaying positions.

2. A display easel of the character described comprising a pair of integral parallel plates spaced from each other so as to provide an unrestricted open groove therebetween, wings formed on the side edges of one of the plates and disposed at right angles thereto, a rearwardly extending prop on the other plate, and a solid member fixed between said wings and spaced from said wing-carrying plate so as to provide a slot open only at the top and bottom thereof.

3. A display easel of the character described comprising, a pair of integral parallel plates spaced from each other so as to provide a groove therebetween, forwardly bent wings on the side edges of one of the plates, a prop on the other plate, and a strip of moulding held by said wings and having a flat surface of approximately the same dimensions as the plates, spaced from, and parallel with said wing-carrying plate so as to provide a slot open only at the top and bottom thereof.

4. A display easel of the character described comprising, a pair of integral fiat parallel metal plates spaced from each other so as to provide an open horizontally extending groove therebetween, forwardly bent wings with inwardly crimped edges formed on the opposite ends of one of the plates, a prop formed on and disposed at an angle to the other plate, and a strip of wood moulding between said wings, gripped by said cr mped edges, and having one fiat surface spaced hem said wing-carrying plate so as to provide a vertically extending slot open only at the top and bottom thereof.

5. A display easel of the character described comprising, a pair of integral parallel plates spaced from each other so as to provide an open groove therebetween, a prop formed on and disposed at an angle to one of the plates, wings with crimp-ed edges formed on the opposite ends of the other plate and disposed at right-angles thereto, a strip of moulding having at least one flat surface, said moulding with said flat surface spaced from said wing-carrying plate being disposed between said wings and held by said crimped edges, and said wings conforming in shape to a crosssection of the moulding.

PHILIP G. RYAN. 

